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I don’t think subsidizing them has been a success. I think tariffs and awarding contracts to the best domestic manufacturers are the way forward. That’s why Spa
by lettergram 4y ago
I don’t think subsidizing them has been a success. I think tariffs and awarding contracts to the best domestic manufacturers are the way forward. That’s why SpaceX took off, they won contracts.
Boeing effectively lobbied to regulate others out of existence. Bought off who they could, then won grants and contracts because there was no one else.
- bushbaba 4y agoGovernment spending could require multiple vendors. Encouraging at least a duopoly.
- nyc_data_geek1 4y agoMaybe a combination of the approaches. I might actually be in favor of raising import costs if there were a guarantee of some sort that the resulting funds would be applied to jumpstarting domestic chipfab capabilities, specifically to overcoming the initial capital intensive investment required to get started.
- 7thaccount 4y agoAs they say "competition is for losers". They've all figured that out lol.
- taneq 4y agoSun Tzu would say you don’t take to the battlefield unless you have already won.
- bumby 4y agoThat’s why SpaceX took off, they won contracts. Can you elaborate? How was Boeing subsidized in this instance and SpaceX not? It's my understanding that it was closer to the other way around. Both Boeing and SpaceX won commercial crew contracts, but Boeing (at the time) had a stronger track record. It was a strategic move by NASA to not put all their eggs in one basket and it worked out well by subsidizing the early dark horse (SpaceX).